[Trainer-Talk] Braille display options small and less expensive

[Wayne Merritt]

Ashley,
I don't know of many displays which would be small and have built-in
utilities to use, which would also be low in cost. The Orbit Reader 20
from APH is about $450 but supplies have often been limited. It has 20
cells but I don't know if it has any on-board utilities like
calculator, clock, etc. I think you can get 14 cell displays from
Freedom Scientific and Hims, but I think that they are also straight
displays without utilities. Perhaps others know more. I have found
that a small display makes me desire more Braille cells. I would not
recommend someone get a 20 cell display, since there will be more
scrolling or panning when reading text.

Good luck,
Wayne

On 3/12/19, Ashley via Trainer-Talk <trainer-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I'm looking at buying a small display for  myself and possibly to recommend
> to others I may work with in the future.
>
> Most displays are in the thousands. However, smaller displays are cheaper,
> but I do not know the options out there.
>
> Do you recommend a display that is 18 or 20 cells and costs less than 1,000?
>
>
> I've seen the vario ultra and it is  sturdy but even the small version is
> expensive.
> I've also seen the Brailliant but they do not have a display this size.
>
> I'd also like the display to have features such as a calendar, clock, and
> timer and preferabily space for notes too.
>
> Thanks for any ideas.
>
> Ashley
>
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